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**Jcfcamaro** · 01-15-2018, 12:01 AM

Look what i got into today. Peeled back some rust only to find the reason for the rust in the first place. I figured the rust was from the drip rail leaking inside.

**Jcfcamaro** · 01-15-2018, 12:04 AM

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**Steeveedee** · 01-15-2018, 01:26 AM

The only reason for keeping pet mice is so that you can fed them to your pet snake. All other mice are only good for making a cat's breath bad.

**Jcfcamaro** · 01-15-2018, 01:53 AM

Funny.

Toms67 · 01-15-2018, 06:29 AM

Wow. Who would think they could do that much damage? I thought my heater box was bad. Makes you wonder what is hidden sometimes.

**LockDoc** · 01-15-2018, 11:00 AM

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They can be very destructive in more ways than one. This is what was in the interior side of the heater box on the '71. The heater core was completely blocked off on the inside. I haven't taken the outside off yet but I'm sure it will be more of the same.

LockDoc

Jim Boy · 01-15-2018, 11:11 AM

Looking a lot like seat stuffing to me.

Redneck Rydes · 01-15-2018, 11:26 AM

Also that nasty pee smell,took me a while to get the stink out of my heater box when I restored my 1970 C10, lots or Purple Power.

Coley · 01-15-2018, 11:34 AM

Their urine is probably the main reason that rusted out as much as it did....its very caustic stuff.
The are awful things, vermin.....

Coley

harpo231 · 01-15-2018, 11:50 AM

Honda’s use of a soy-based wiring has caused many Honda owners to form a class-action lawsuit against the company due to mice and other rodents chewing through wiring harnesses.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1516031347

Honda came up with this !

Tape with capsaicin

**Jcfcamaro** · 01-15-2018, 11:53 AM

I worked with a guy who had a backup vehicle that was a jeep Cherokee. It sat outside and 2 different times the squirrels chewed up the gas lines.

Toms67 · 01-15-2018, 11:54 AM

I wish they hadn’t done away with The Esso tiger in your tank. Maybe he could’ve kept them out. LOL. They are definitely destructive.

harpo231 · 01-15-2018, 11:55 AM

Squirrels ate the wiring in my 2012 camaro

davepl · 01-15-2018, 11:57 AM

That's not rust, that's urine burn-through! Ewwww....

I moved a bucket seat today and about a bushel of little corn-nut things fell out of it. I feel your pain!

Coley · 01-15-2018, 12:45 PM

....so how in the world did they get up in the cab roof?

Coley

**Jcfcamaro** · 01-15-2018, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Coley

....so how in the world did they get up in the cab roof?

Coley

There's a open spot on both side's of the cab corner area that goes all the way up next to the door pillar to cab roof. Basically same area as where the clothes hanger is. I suppose it's left open to let the cab breath better.

In The Ten Ring · 01-15-2018, 02:48 PM

Rather frightening! Fortunately my garage has snakes.

**Jcfcamaro** · 01-15-2018, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by In The Ten Ring

Rather frightening! Fortunately my garage has snakes.

I've went out to my buddy's farm where some of my truck's are to get parts before and seen snake skin's. Always makes me nervous.

In The Ten Ring · 01-15-2018, 03:46 PM

I used to be an exterminator. An old company salesman told me a few things about the job (and nature) that make sense.

You don't need chemicals to keep pests out, you just need the right predators. Birds of prey eat birds, cats eat mice, snakes eat mice, lizards eat spiders, ants eat termites.

He also said cat urine was a great mouse repellent. I'd like to do some qualitative study in those areas some time.

**LockDoc** · 01-15-2018, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Jcfcamaro

There's a open spot on both side's of the cab corner area that goes all the way up next to the door pillar to cab roof. Basically same area as where the clothes hanger is. I suppose it's left open to let the cab breath better.

I think they can also get up through the "A" pillar.

LockDoc

**jocko** · 01-15-2018, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Toms67

I wish they hadn’t done away with The Esso tiger in your tank. Maybe he could’ve kept them out.

volksworld · 01-19-2018, 11:03 AM

there you go...if you want to get rid of mice just hose your interior down with cat urine....

**Jcfcamaro** · 01-19-2018, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by volksworld

there you go...if you want to get rid of mice just hose your interior down with cat urine....

Ouch!!

Burbnasty · 01-19-2018, 01:21 PM

They did the same thing to my 46 intenational.
Its a rust free truck other than where the mouse nest was in the roof.
I use peppermint oil in all my cars for winter storage.
I also put moth balls under the hood where they could get into the heat system.

If mice were in the heat ducts you pretty much have to replace everything because as soon as you use the heat it will melt all the stuff in there and you will never get rid of the smell.

01-15-2018, 12:01 AM	#1
Jcfcamaro Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Fairfax, Missouri Posts: 1,049	Messy mice Look what i got into today. Peeled back some rust only to find the reason for the rust in the first place. I figured the rust was from the drip rail leaking inside. Attached Images

01-15-2018, 12:04 AM	#2
Jcfcamaro Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Fairfax, Missouri Posts: 1,049	Re: Messy mice More pictures Attached Images

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Jcfcamaro Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Fairfax, Missouri Posts: 1,049	Re: Messy mice More Attached Images

01-15-2018, 01:26 AM	#4
Steeveedee Who Changed This? Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 10,747	Re: Messy mice The only reason for keeping pet mice is so that you can fed them to your pet snake. All other mice are only good for making a cat's breath bad. __________________ ~Steven '70 Chevy 3/4T Longhorn CST 402/400/3.56 Custom Camper Simi Valley, CA

01-15-2018, 01:53 AM	#5
Jcfcamaro Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Fairfax, Missouri Posts: 1,049	Re: Messy mice Funny.

01-15-2018, 06:29 AM	#6
Toms67 Registered User Join Date: May 2016 Location: Sackets harbor ny Posts: 282	Re: Messy mice Wow. Who would think they could do that much damage? I thought my heater box was bad. Makes you wonder what is hidden sometimes. Attached Images

01-15-2018, 11:00 AM	#7
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,846	Re: Messy mice - They can be very destructive in more ways than one. This is what was in the interior side of the heater box on the '71. The heater core was completely blocked off on the inside. I haven't taken the outside off yet but I'm sure it will be more of the same. LockDoc Attached Images __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

01-15-2018, 11:11 AM	#8
Jim Boy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Wasaga Beach Ontario Canada Posts: 208	Re: Messy mice Looking a lot like seat stuffing to me.

01-15-2018, 11:26 AM	#9
Redneck Rydes Registered User Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Trenton,Ontario & South Carolina Posts: 755	Re: Messy mice Also that nasty pee smell,took me a while to get the stink out of my heater box when I restored my 1970 C10, lots or Purple Power.

01-15-2018, 11:34 AM	#10
Coley Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Victoria, B.C Posts: 3,794	Re: Messy mice Their urine is probably the main reason that rusted out as much as it did....its very caustic stuff. The are awful things, vermin..... Coley __________________ ....for some men, there is experience, skill and effort....for the others...there is visa and UPS LOL 1966 Chevy 1/2 ton (Florida- Red/white) 1972 Chevy 1/2 ton (California- Blue/white) 2005 Chevy Silverado HD2500/Duramax 2000 Dodge Ram 1500

01-15-2018, 11:50 AM	#11
harpo231 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Lincoln City DE Posts: 1,292	Re: Messy mice Honda’s use of a soy-based wiring has caused many Honda owners to form a class-action lawsuit against the company due to mice and other rodents chewing through wiring harnesses. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1516031347 Honda came up with this ! Tape with capsaicin Attached Images __________________ Stan 67 swb BLU MULE posted via flip-fone

01-15-2018, 11:53 AM	#12
Jcfcamaro Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Fairfax, Missouri Posts: 1,049	Re: Messy mice I worked with a guy who had a backup vehicle that was a jeep Cherokee. It sat outside and 2 different times the squirrels chewed up the gas lines.

01-15-2018, 11:54 AM	#13
Toms67 Registered User Join Date: May 2016 Location: Sackets harbor ny Posts: 282	Re: Messy mice I wish they hadn’t done away with The Esso tiger in your tank. Maybe he could’ve kept them out. LOL. They are definitely destructive.

01-15-2018, 11:55 AM	#14
harpo231 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Lincoln City DE Posts: 1,292	Re: Messy mice Squirrels ate the wiring in my 2012 camaro __________________ Stan 67 swb BLU MULE posted via flip-fone

01-15-2018, 11:57 AM	#15
davepl Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Redmond, WA Posts: 6,334	Re: Messy mice That's not rust, that's urine burn-through! Ewwww.... I moved a bucket seat today and about a bushel of little corn-nut things fell out of it. I feel your pain! __________________ 1970 GMC Sierra Grande Custom Camper - Built, not Bought 1969 Pontiac 2+2 427/390 4-speed Coupe 1969 Pontiac 2+2 427/390 4-speed Convertible



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01-15-2018, 12:45 PM	#16
Coley Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Victoria, B.C Posts: 3,794	Re: Messy mice ....so how in the world did they get up in the cab roof? Coley __________________ ....for some men, there is experience, skill and effort....for the others...there is visa and UPS LOL 1966 Chevy 1/2 ton (Florida- Red/white) 1972 Chevy 1/2 ton (California- Blue/white) 2005 Chevy Silverado HD2500/Duramax 2000 Dodge Ram 1500

01-15-2018, 02:48 PM	#18
In The Ten Ring Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 6,427	Re: Messy mice Rather frightening! Fortunately my garage has snakes.

01-15-2018, 03:46 PM	#20
In The Ten Ring Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 6,427	Re: Messy mice I used to be an exterminator. An old company salesman told me a few things about the job (and nature) that make sense. You don't need chemicals to keep pests out, you just need the right predators. Birds of prey eat birds, cats eat mice, snakes eat mice, lizards eat spiders, ants eat termites. He also said cat urine was a great mouse repellent. I'd like to do some qualitative study in those areas some time.

01-19-2018, 11:03 AM	#23
volksworld Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: formerly NY currentlyNC Posts: 390	Re: Messy mice there you go...if you want to get rid of mice just hose your interior down with cat urine.... __________________ 1970 short step c10 leaf spring 454

01-19-2018, 01:21 PM	#25
Burbnasty Registered User Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Michigan Posts: 47	Re: Messy mice They did the same thing to my 46 intenational. Its a rust free truck other than where the mouse nest was in the roof. I use peppermint oil in all my cars for winter storage. I also put moth balls under the hood where they could get into the heat system. If mice were in the heat ducts you pretty much have to replace everything because as soon as you use the heat it will melt all the stuff in there and you will never get rid of the smell. Attached Images

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